CMN is a collective of computer artists, programmers, and cultural producers, working in the tradition of the hacker, to collectively throw a wrench in the gears of the corporate machine. CMN members are scattered throughout the US, UK, and the EU. Utilizing the expanding potentials for copying, appropriating, sampling, and synthesizing provided by the internet, CMN seeks to create projects that explore the possibilities of social commentary and creative activism in a networked and techno-savvy environment.
Re-Code.com was a web site that allowed users to enter information about products they purchased into a publicly searchable database. The information included name, brand, store, barcode, price, and packaging material. It enabled users to generate a new barcode for the product with the desired price. The site also offered a visual step-by-step guide explaining how to use the new barcode on existing products.
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